Chapter 12 Try Growing Cucumbers
At 7 o'clock the next day, I delivered the fish to the convenience market on time. Big Beard had been waiting for a long time. The dozen or so baskets of fish were more than enough for him. The only drawback was that the tricycle was too small, so I had to make six more trips.
Something unexpected happened.
After I delivered the last load of fish and was paying the bill with the bearded man, a middle-aged woman came over.
"Young man, which fishing ground is this fish from? Can you give me some?"
"Special fishery, it belongs to a friend, I help him sell it. If my aunt wants it, it's easy to talk about."
The bearded man was not happy when he heard this.
"Sister, we all sell our own things, so there's no need to come to our stall to grab business. This little brother and I are buddies, and he doesn't have much fish. It's hard for me to support my family, so don't grab it. Just sell it to yours.
The fish you sell is pretty good too!”
I noticed that the fish stall of a middle-aged woman was only about 10 meters away from Da Beard. When I walked around there two days ago, there were not many fish left in her fish trough, so it seemed like she was selling well.
Business seems to have dropped a bit in the past two days, and I even suspected that Big Beard had robbed her of her business.
The middle-aged woman was not to be outdone, "Speaking of Husband, I'm not trying to steal customers from you. I just want to get some fish from the little brother. How can this be considered stealing your business? The little brother just said, give it to me.
It’s easy to order fish, but why do you say that there are so few fish? Which fishery can’t feed eight out of ten families? Isn’t that right, little brother?”
One sentence made Big Beard choked up and he was speechless. I understood. Big Beard was worried that if a middle-aged woman got into my fish, it would affect his business. Don’t forget that my fish is delicious.
It's okay to see me, and it's hard for a bearded man to stop me.
I advised: "Brother, harmony makes money, and everyone can make money. We can't live alone. Besides, I can't sell much fish just because of your family!"
The bearded man was not happy and did not say anything. He could only watch me obediently while I negotiated with the middle-aged woman.
This aunt was just like Big Beard at the time, not daring to take in too much at once, so she first put in a few barrels of fish to see if there was enough fish in the fish basket for one or three rounds, so I gave it to her.
When I was checking out, I found that the price given by this aunt was higher than that of Big Beard. I understood in my heart that Big Beard was trying to kill me because he bullied me because I didn’t understand the market. But it doesn’t matter, I won’t point it out. I have a middle-aged woman.
If I compete with him, I'm sure he won't lower my price anymore.
Only by introducing a competition mechanism can fairness be demonstrated.
Facts have proved that the middle-aged woman’s choice was correct. Before 11 o’clock, she called me, and I sent her another slot at noon, and said that after all her previous fish were sold, she would only buy mine.
Fish.
Of course, I immediately responded to this request. Bearded Fish was selling slowly, but at his request, I still filled a slot for him.
A middle-aged woman secretly told me that Big Beard occupies the entrance of the shopping mall. Taking advantage of the geographical advantage, he sells fish faster than the stalls inside. But he also kills people very well. All familiar customers know that, from a fair perspective
, Big Beard’s scales can’t compare to any of them.
It seems that you can't just look at appearances. I don't care about what the middle-aged woman says. I just pay whoever buys my fish. It has nothing to do with character.
The bearded man was also worried about Xiao Jiujiu. He was a little reluctant when he learned that the fish price offered by the middle-aged woman was high, but he finally spoke out and made up for the price difference between the two days.
I acted very generously. Forget it before, the price will be the same in the future. The bearded man put on a smile again, and even said that I was a trustworthy person, he was embarrassed to care about me selling fish to a middle-aged woman.
Everyone wants to be greedy for petty advantages, but if they understand that the advantages are obvious, they cannot treat others as fools.
Before leaving the convenience market, I told the two of them that I was going back to my hometown tomorrow and could only deliver fish once in the morning and not at noon.
The middle-aged woman didn't say anything, but the bearded man hesitated, and finally said, call her if you have any questions.
After returning to the construction site, I pretended to walk around the construction site. Since Manager Yao left me to look after the construction site, I must do my duty.
When I was about to return to the tin house to rest, I met Manager Yao and Bai Luoxue, who were coming out of the unfinished building.
I just took this opportunity to ask for a leave from Manager Yao.
"Manager Yao, I want to go back to my hometown tomorrow and come back the day after tomorrow."
Manager Yao agreed happily.
"It's okay. It's time to go back. Just make an agreement with Lao Wang and the others, and see your parents. I heard that you don't have a partner yet, so I would like to go on a blind date and settle the marriage as soon as possible so that your parents can rest assured."
Bai Luoxue, who looked serious just now, smiled.
"Have you seen it? How good a leader is. He cares about his subordinates. He never forgets to tell his subordinates to go on a blind date when he goes home to visit his relatives. This saves him from becoming a bachelor and the leader's face will be disgraced."
I was a bit at a loss and just asked for leave. Manager Yao was the same, why did he need to mention the blind date? The key is to do it in front of Bai Luoxue. I was embarrassed, but they didn't care at all.
"Ah...ha! Thank you for your concern, boss. I will go home and ask my parents if there is a girl waiting for me who wants to go on a blind date with me."
My self-deprecation made them both laugh, especially Bai Luoxue, who laughed wildly. In my impression, next to Manager Yao, in front of the workers, he was basically stoic. Could it be that he saw me wearing new clothes yesterday?
He looks very handsome and is not on guard against me?
"Don't forget to bring some gifts for your parents when you go home. The fish you recommended is good. I bought one yesterday and my family was full of praises. My daughter said she wanted to eat it today, so I have to buy it."
Manager Yao mentioned fish.
Bai Luoxue immediately added.
"I bought it yesterday, and my parents still want to eat it. I have to buy it today because I want to eat it too. I suspect there is something wrong with this fish."
My heart skipped a beat, what's the problem? I seemed to have a similar feeling as they said. Fortunately, Master Gao and the others hadn't eaten fish in the past few days, so I didn't feel that special about eating it. When Bai Luoxue said it, I
I also started to doubt, is there really something wrong with that fish?
Seeing me stunned, Bai Luoxue laughed again, "I mean, that fish is addictive and suitable for all ages. Medical research shows that eating more fish is good for the body. Go buy two!"
Of course I don’t need to buy them, but their words reminded me that I will definitely satisfy my parents when I get home.
The two walked away side by side. Looking at their backs, I felt envious at first, and then disappointed. I really wanted to take Manager Yao's place, and it was me beside Bai Luoxue.
I said hello to Master Gao and told him that I was going back to my hometown tomorrow. After that, I went to the mall to buy some gifts to give to my parents.
Dinner with the three old men was just as enjoyable as before, and there was still fish on the table.
When I entered the space to collect fish, I made another surprising discovery. All the cucumber seeds planted yesterday have grown out. Instead of just breaking through the ground and sprouting, the melon vines have climbed up the bamboo poles and bloomed with small yellow flowers.
It only took one day, and the growth was rapid. I understood that in this alien space, these phenomena cannot be understood with conventional understanding.
Chapter completed!